The philosopher mentor

For a boy born in a quiet laid-back village of eastern Nepal, where you could lay down on a boulder

Why the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement was deeply flawed

Usually, a peace agreement is reached between two or more countries at war. A common practice is to bring the

A conversation on ethical AI and future of learning with Deep Bikram Thapa Chhetri

Will humanity be better off thanks to artificial intelligence? This is one of the most defining issues of our times

Root of corruption: Ministerial positions and expensive election expenditures

Nepal has come to a point where it is necessary to seriously reconsider the long-standing practice of appointing ministers from

COP30: What Nepal should do

As I am writing this piece, the COP 30 has started in Belém, Brazil. Throughout the last twelve months, the

Essay | How should Nepal deal with China and India?

Suresh Sharma

In the seventies, the economic power of Nepal and China was somehow similar. But in

Why Kailash Sirohiya’s arrest is unjust

Praveen Kumar Yadav

Five days have passed since Kailash Sirohiya, publisher of Kantipur Publications, was unjustly arrested. The

How climate change is a ‘poly-crisis’

Sudeep Uprety

Climate change is posing an enormous challenge to socio-economic and environmental wellbeing, globally. The Climate

Remembering Dr Govinda Rizal

Ram Karki

Today (May 18) is the 13th day of the tragic death of my beloved friend

Prospects and pathways in Nepal-India relations

C Raja Mohan

I am an Indian citizen talking about our bilateral relationship to Nepal’s foreign policy community

Publisher’s Note

The DMN News

What makes a democracy strong and vibrant? How can the media play the dual role

Editorial | How not to let Nepali democracy backslide

The DMN News

Nepali democracy is suffering at the hands of those who are entrusted to uphold it. 

A tale of sorrow in the country of ‘Gross National Happiness’

Ram Karki

Bhutan expelled tens of thousands of Nepali-speaking population through an ethnic cleansing act after they